There are a zillion books for varsity football coaches. But freshman and junior varsity coaches have been forced to work off the varsity books. That’s unsatisfactory. Freshman and junior varsity football are different in many ways.

The freshman coach is the players’ first encounter with the high school and their first encounter with high school sports. Almost all incoming freshmen and their parents are quite experienced with youth sports. Unfortunately, freshman football is also different from youth sports. For example, youth sports generally shut down on holidays. But high school football teams always practice on the Saturday and Monday of Labor Day weekend. Not warning your players and parents about new things like that well in advance can result in you angering your players’ parents even before the first practice. There are also numerous differences between varsity and lower levels of high school football. You need to recognize and think about them.

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